Broiler hood



March 30 1926.

W. A. M CLELLAND BROILER HOOD Filed Feb. 16, 1922.

ATTORNEYS vice embodying my invention.

Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

UNITED/STATES OFFICE.

WILLIAM"A.YMCCL4ELLAIND, or mnenwoon, NEW Jnnsnv'.

T 0 all whomz't may concern: Be it known that L'WILLIAM of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in. Broiler Hood's,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to broiler hoods and has for. one of its'important ObJQQtS the provision of a simple and inexpensive dev ce of the character which is particularly adapted apparent from the following descriptionf taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which: I

Figure 1 is a perspective viewfof'the de Figure 2 is a centralverticallongitudinal sectional view of the device.

Figure 3 is a somewhat enlarged fragmental sectional view of an interlocking separable hinged connection; I r

In the drawings wherein shown what' I at present consider the preferred form'of my invention, the numeral 5 indicates a'base' or bottom which is bent along its longitudi nal edges to provide verticallydisposed side walls 6, one of which isprovidedwith a window 7 which is adapted to be openedor closed by means of'a door 8 pivoted to the walls 6 as'shown at 9 and provided with' an outwardly extending handle 10' whichpro jectsthrough the opening 7 T and serves as a meansfor limiting the swinging or pivotal movement of the door '8 when: it is being either closed or 'opened- The base'or bottom 5 is at its forward endibent to provide a flange 11 which overliesthe lowerends of similar flanges 12 formed at the forward v ends of the side'members or walls 6. The

flanges 11 and 12 are bent upon themselves as shown in Figure 2 and are adapted to be suitably connected at theiruoverlying ends if desired to reinforce the rigidity thereto.

A suitable cover 13 is'att'achedto the'upper edges of the walls6, which cover is at its ends bent to form U-shaped flanges .14 into which the side'members 6fare adapted to fit. The cover 18 is benttransversely to pro- A. McClain- LAND, acitizen of the UnitedState -resid 'ing in Ridgewood, county of Bergen; State structure and-lend- Application filedilebrnary" is, 1922." sum new vide an apron 15 form-e'd with. U-shaped flanges 16-whichare fitted over the inclined edges of theside walls 6'. At the lower end of the apronlls there is provided a'U-shaped flange 17 into which the rear end of therbase or bot-tom 5 is fitted. i

WVith eachoftl1e side wallet there associated a horizontally disposed guide '18,

the vertically disposed flange 19 of which is inserted into the U-shaped flange 14. By employing suitable rivets '20 which are passed through the flanges 14, the flanges 19 of the horizontally disposed guides, and the; upper edges of the side walls 6, it is. obvious that a compact and rigid uni-on maybe effected hetween these several elements. It may be remarked here thathif desired; the flanges 16gmay be united with the side mem: bers 6.by riveting or] any other suitablemeth'odand so also may the U-shaped flange 17-befsuitably secured to the baseor bottom The sand edge of the was, is bentto providean ai'cu ate shaped hinge mem-J 7 her '21, the end of which is bent tOrTOlDlifiYl abutment 22."."The' hinge'member. 21' is adapted to," support a hinged door 28 which is capable of ybeinglifted in an arc and thereafter gm'oved horizontally along: the

guide members 18. *Tlieupper end of the door or'closure 23 is bent torprovi(:le..an- 'arcn ate shaped hinge portion 24 the end of which:

is formed with a flange 20 adapted to I OO11 tact with the flange or abutment 22' when the door orclosureismaintain-ed in a normal position. .From an inspection-ofQFigure 3 it isobvious that when the. door. or-fv closure23 is swun'g'about its pivotal con-r nection W-Ith theih nge member. 21 the. door will assume such a position asfwill permit the'hingeportion 24 to disengage the hinge portion 21*whereby the'door may be moved horizontally along the guides: 18;to the position shown in Figured.- .It will be noted that the door or closure. 23is offs'uch a length as to provide a clearance between the lowerv end thereof and the flange: 11 j when malntained in the pos tion. sl owirin Figure 2. The-clearancethus provided 'aerm'itsT-a draft to enter the apparatus in order-that the removal of thefumes or odors given; off by the cooking foodstufi' may be facilitated. The apparatus embodying my invention isintended to be placed; on an ordinary cookv stove. in such a mannerthat the relatively large opening 26.-.formed in the base 5 and over which the broiling or cooking is intended to be done, may register with one of the holes in the top of the stove, whereas the other opening 27 formed in the base or bottom 5, is intended to register with another openin In placing the apparatus on the stove the opening 26 is placed preferably over one of the openings in the top of the stove which communicates with the fire box thereof and the opening 27 is preferably placed over a hole or opening near the pipe or flue connection inasmuch as this arrangement tends to produce or create a relatively strong draft through the apparatus.

In use the broiling is done over the opening 26 and by reason of the draft created through the apparatus any fumes or odors given off during the cooking are drawn into the cook stove through the opening 27 from which they are passed into the flue and dis sipated. The door or closure 23 may be maintained in the position shown in Figure 2 during the cooking operation but if it is desired to observe the condition of the food while being cooked or remove the same from the apparatus the door may be lifted and thereafter moved along the guides 18 shown in Figure 1. If more light is desired to de termine the condition of the food which is being cooked it may sometimes happen that by opening the closure v8 additional light may be allowed to enter. The door or closure 8 may be opened also to permit a greater volume of air to enter the apparatus to more effectively carry off the fumes or odors of the food-stuff which is being cooked.

As a means for facilitating the opening or closing of the door or closure 23, I provide a handle 28 at the lower end thereof and in order to facilitate handling of the apparatus as a whole Iemploy a handle '29 which is secured preferably to the apron 15.

In many housholds a fire is not main tained in the range or cook stove during the summer months atwhich time the cooking is usually doneon an oil or gas stove with which my. apparatus is 'not particularly adapted to be used. In order that the device maybe usedin connection with the stove without necessitating the maintenance of a fire therein I provide a perforated .fire

I pot 30 which is adapted to fit into the open adjacent the opening 26.

ing 26 in such a manner that the flange 3l of the pot rests upon the base or bottom Into the pot l i a suitable quantity of charcoal may be placed which when burned will offer a sufficient amount of heatto enable the broiling or cooking process to be carried out. It may be mentioned that the pct 30 is "adapted to extend into the fire box of the stove when the apparatus is placed therein in the position above mentioned in which position the cooking fumes are carried, rearwa'rdly' through or hole in the top of the stove...

ing into the combination embodying my invention may be resorted to without depart-.

ing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

.1. A'cooking hood adapted to be used in connection with acook stove comprising a box-like structure having an opening adapted to register with an opening in the top of the stove over which the cooking is done and further provided with an exit opening adapt edto register with another 0 ening in the top of the stove'through whic the cooking odors are adapted to be expelled, an arcuate shaped hinge member carried at one end of the box-like structure, and av door closure having closure supporting guides arranged within said box-like structure, a hinge portion normally interlocking with said hingev member but releasable therefrom, said closure being adapted to be swung about the axis of said hinge portion to sever its inter an opening in the top of the stove over which the cooking is done and further provided with an exit opening adapted to register with another opening in the top of the stove through which the cooking odors are adapted to be expelled, a top for said box-like structure, said top being at its forward end bent toprovide an arcuate shape hinge member,- closure' supporting guides arranged within said box-like structure, a closure for said box-like structure, said closure being at one edge bent to provide an larcuate shape hinge portion adapted to 'co-operate with said hinge member and form therewith an interlocking hinge engagement between the boxlike structure and the closure, said closure being adapted to be moved to sever its hinge engagement with said box-like structure and thereafter moved rearwardly into said structure over said guides.

In testimony whereof, I have aiiixed my signature to this specification.

' IVILLIAM'A. MCCLELLAND,

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